Would you -- or could you -- live happily in 300-square-feet, roughly the size of a two-car garage?

A group of young Boston architects is betting yes and have taken up Mayor Thomas Menino's challenge to design "innovation housing."

NewsCenter 5's Liz Brunner spoke to Boston architects from ADD Inc., who have designed a micro-unit apartment.

Their target demographic: young professionals who want affordable city living.

"I want to live here!" says designer Quinton Kerns. "It's more than enough space for me."

ADD Inc. senior associate Tamara Roy says it was Menino who first challenged her and other Boston area architects to come up with affordable housing for the Seaport District, an area Menino calls the "Innovation District."

Roy says young people don't mind it being small, they just want to be able to afford to live in the city and enjoy all that is has to offer.

Roy then turned the challenge over to her team of young architects, who quickly learned that most who would consider living in 300-square feet did not want Murphy beds that have to be opened or put away every day.

Nor did they need big kitchens. They simply wanted an area to quickly warm food and wash the dishes.

There are large windows for added light. Its cozy kitchenette has a wrap-around counter, under sink-refrigerator and storage, and there's a lot of open "flexible" space, allowing each individual home owner the chance to create what they want and need.

There are also built-in benches for storage and a bathroom that meets new fair housing constructions regulations at eight-feet by five-and-a-half-feet.

Because these units were designed for the "Innovation District," they range in price from about $1500-$2000 a month.

"That's a very expensive part of the city to build in," says Roy. "If you can build these somewhere else in the city, where land costs are more affordable, and construction costs are more affordable, then generally, the price goes down."

San Francisco, Seattle and New York all have micro-units in various stages of development.

One additional key component that makes these units successful in an urban environment: common living areas within the building and outdoor space.

This unit will be on display for the next month at the Boston Society of Architects, 290 Congress Street, Boston.

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